wooden tarot: the lovers.

relationships are living, breathing beings.

it is sooo easy to be sucked into the magic of them, so nice to simply drift in experience and survey the world from a cocoon of your own making. but that is not their only purpose. they are a foundation from which you tackle the external, yes, but they are also the garden itself.  you must water it, tend to it, walk the rows and tug each leaf, sing to the saplings and ensure that your foundation is strong. do not take relationships for granted.

and yes, that also means the relationship with yourself. you are always in relationship. with others, yes, but more importantly with yourself. no one is truly ever single; we exist in the bonds between our minds, bodies and souls. we exist between the poles of Egungun and Ori, between our highest selves and those who birthed us. we ARE relationship.

the bond between Sun, Moon + Earth, between Sky, Ocean + Breath. we must tend to these relationships if we are to survive. tend to your breath. tend to the moon. tend to your Ori, your higher self. tend to your body, to your heartspace. ask each part of yourself:

what’s up? y’all good? everybody getting along? whatch yall need?

the stronger the relationships that hold you together, the more fully you show up in the world. on every level. 

embrace the flow of energy moving you from one moment to the next. relationships change you. embrace the change. embrace yourself.